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Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase
A genetic type of immunodeficiency characterized by failure to produce mature B lymphocytes and gamma globulin, due to mutation (change) in the agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase gene situated on the X chromosome (in the region…
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- Nitrogen Element number 7, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is biologically important. Nitrogen is a…
- Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by the triad of asymmetric limb hypertrophy, hemangiomata…
- Ileocolitis, Crohn Crohn disease involving both the ileum (the furthest part of the small intestine just before the colon) and…
- Calf bone Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- ELISA ELISA stands for 'enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.' This is a rapid immunochemical test that involves an…
- Attenuated virus To attenuate is to weaken or to make (or become) thin. The word derives from a combination of the Latin…
- Screening mammogram Mammogram: A mammogram (an X-ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually…
- PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…
- Nephritis Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by…
- Electromyogram, surface Surface EMG
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…